exchangeable

[ iks-cheyn-juh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being exchanged.

Origin of exchangeable

First recorded in 1650–75; exchange + -able

synonym study For exchangeable

Exchangeable, interchangeable apply to something that may replace something else. That which is exchangeable may be exchanged for money, credit, or other purchases to the amount of the original purchase: These dishes are exchangeable if you find they are not satisfactory. Interchangeable applies to those things capable of being reciprocally put in each other's place: Standard parts are interchangeable.

Other words from exchangeable

ex·change·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ex·change·a·bly, adverb
non·ex·change·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ex·change·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·change·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·ex·change·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·change·a·ble·ness, noun

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How to use exchangeable in a sentence

Some custom-fitted earplugs have exchangeable filters to give you more or less sound reduction depending on the circumstance.
Everyday Noises Are Making Our Brains Noisier - Issue 107: The Edge | Nina Kraus | October 27, 2021 | Nautilus
One of the potentials of digital currencies is the acceleration of “tokenization,” or the packaging of value into a form that is instantaneously exchangeable.
How China’s Digital Currency Could Challenge the Almighty Dollar | Charlie Campbell | August 11, 2021 | Time
Sixty-five dollars was asked for a certificate of stock, which was exchangeable later for an acre of land.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris Newmark
They think so from the fact that money represents every exchangeable commodity of worldly goods.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary | John Kline
Ten minutes of social work in one branch are exchangeable for ten minutes of social work in another.
British Socialism | J. Ellis Barker

My opinion is that corn can only permanently rise in its exchangeable value when the real expenses of its production increase.
Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 | David Ricardo
In such a relation they constitute equal exchangeable quantities.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy | Karl Marx

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